IMPRS doctoral thesis defenses

Location: Online oral examination

Convergent evolution of nectarivores: digestive enzymes and other adaptations to sweet diets

Doctoral defense by Daniel Mendez Aranda
Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Maude Baldwin at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen. [more]

The molecular basis of sweet and umami taste perception in frugivorous and nectarivorous birds

Doctoral defense by Glenn Cockburn
Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Maude Baldwin at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology [more]

The Role of Habitat Configuration in Shaping the Outcomes of Social Interactions

Doctoral defense by Peng He
Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Damien Farine at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior [more]

Causes, patterns and consequences of movement in Arctic avian predators

IMPRS: Doctoral defense by Teja Curk
Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Kamran Safi and Prof. Martin Wikelski at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior [more]

Individual variation in behaviour: adaptive mechanisms and ecological drivers

Doctoral defense by Alexia Mouchet
Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Niels Dingemanse at Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich [more]

Belowground functional traits of plants as drivers of biodiversity and plant strategies

Doctoral defense by Tom Lachaise
Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Mark van Kleunen at University of Konstanz [more]

Deep representation learning and statistical physics in animal signal-receiver dynamics.

Doctoral defense by Ian Etheredge
Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Alex Jordan MPI of Animal Behavior [more]

Drought Effects on Soil Microorganisms and Ecosystem Services under Organic and Conventional Farming: A Field-Based Investigation with Rainout Shelters

Doctoral defense by Dominika Kundel
Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Mark van Kleunen, University of Konstanz [more]

Collective movement and social decision-making in the Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum)

Doctoral defense by Danai Papageorgiou
Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Damien Farine, MPI of Animal Behavior [more]

Generation of transgenic zebra finches by the culture and genetic modification of germline stem cells

Doctoral defense by Ivana Lis Gessara
Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Manfred Gahr at the MPI for Ornithology and Prof. Martin Wikelski, MPI of Animal Behavior [more]

Theoretical and empirical investigation of echolocation in bat groups

Doctoral defense by Thejasvi Beleyur
Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Holger Goerlitz at the MPI for Ornithology and Prof. Iain Couzin, MPI of Animal Behavior [more]

Environmental influence on Eurasian blackbirds – A field study of physiology and decision making in a small partially migratory songbird

Doctoral defense by Nils Linek
Doctorate under the guidance of Dr. Jesko Partecko and Prof. Wikelski of the MPI of Animal Behavior [more]

On the role of topography and atmospheric conditions to support efficient movement: How flying animals use the energy in the landscape to travel efficiently

Doctorate with Prof. Dr. Martin Wikelski and Prof. Dr. Iain Couzin, MPI of Animal Behavior + University of Konstanz [more]

Computer Vision and Deep Learning Methods forMeasuring and Modeling Animal Behavior

Doctoral defense by Jake Graving
Doctorate under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Iain Couzin MPI of Animal Behavior [more]

Fitness consequences of physiological responses to environmental variation in wild great tits.

Doctoral defense by Lucia Mentesana
Doctorate with Ela Hau, MPI for Ornithology [more]

Migration and survival in a changing world: Insights on a long-distance avian migrant.

Doctoral defense by Yachang Cheng
Doctorate with Andrea Flack and Martin Wikelski MPI of Animal Behavior [more]

Physical Causal Cognition in Parrots

Doctoral defense by Laurie O'Neil
Doctorate with Auguste von Bayern and Manfred Gahr, MPI for Ornithology, Seewiesen [more]

The sensory biology of evasive flight in eared moths

PhD defense by Theresa Huegel
PhD with Holger Görlitz, Research Group Acoustic and Functional Ecology, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]

Social cognition and social behaviour in cooperatively breeding Arabian babblers (Turdoides squamiceps) and humans (Homo sapiens): a case of convergent evolution?

PhD defense by Yitzchak Ben Mocha
PhD with Simone Pika, Humboldt Research Group „Evolution of communication“, MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen [more]
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